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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] So, I'm GenX. I have married adult kids (and a minor still) but no grandkids yet.

When I had the kids, there wasn't covid, or even social media to the extent there is now. I didn't have to worry about this stuff. If I was having babies in 2025, I'd be extremely concerned about germs like covid, rsv, all that stuff that I really didn't worry much about (or wasn't around) when they were born. I also didn't have to worry about pics of my babies being possibly shared around who knows where.

When my kids have kids, I have already told them-while of course I will be over the moon excited, I will be taking their cue and doing, happily, what they the parents feel is best for their family. They have to contend with things that I never had to think about. [/quote]

+1 GenX here too. My first was a preemie during the winter so RSV season. We had to avoid visitors and travel which really pissed off some of the extended relatives. The only one who was understanding was an aunt who had had a preemie twenty years prior and a cousin who was an ER doctor. SIL was particularly witchy constantly sharing antidote how one of her friends had a preemie and didn’t miss a beat, went to the mall, hosted family, went on a girls trip blah blah. Neither DH or I cared what they thought so we just did what was best for our baby which meant not socializing.

In dealing with in laws, I’ve had to stand up against people who think they are entitled to our kids and who care more about what they want than my kids. There is no way DH or I plan to be like that with our adult kids. We will respect their needs and wishes as parents.[/quote]

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